SC says case raises systematic issue regarding safety of doctor across India

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SC says case raises systematic issue regarding safety of doctor across India



The protesting doctors want the CBI to catch the culprits and for the court to impose the maximum punishment on them.They also want an assurance from the government that “no such incidents occurs in the future”.The apex court bench also comprises Justices JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra.The alleged rape and murder of the junior doctor in a seminar hall of the state-run hospital has sparked nationwide protests.The medic’s body with severe injury marks was found inside the seminar hall of the hospital’s chest department on August 9.A civic volunteer was arrested by the Kolkata Police in connection with the case the following day.On August 13, Calcutta High Court ordered the transfer of the probe from the Kolkata Police to the CBI, which started its investigation on August 14.The high court ordered the transfer of the probe to the CBI while hearing petitions, including one moved by the victim’s parents praying for a court-monitored probe.



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